PCBway organized the 2nd PCB DESIGN CONTEST

So excited to announce that PCBWay 2nd PCB Design Contest is starting. Through the first contest, we met many excellent makers and they also showed us lots of brilliant PCB designs. We sincerely welcome new competitors and former competitors to our 2nd PCB Design Contest. It’s organized by PCBWay, SpainLabs, YoREPARO, and ATMakers. Our main purpose is to find out the talented electronic engineers and to provide a platform for them to communicate and learn.

PCBWay 2nd Edition of PCB Design Competition – The Pride Of A Maker

The competition has three award categories which are:

  • The BEST Design Award,
  • The Most Popular Design Award,
  • The ATMaker Award.

There are mainly 3 big updates to the Second PCB Design Contest:

  1. Bigger Prize

The Best Designs

1st Prize:

  • $1000 in cash
  • $100 in coupons
  • 10000 PCBWay Beans
  • Certificate of Awards & Honors

2nd Prize:

  • $500 in cash
  • $50 in coupons
  • 5000 PCBWay Beans
  • Certificate of Awards & Honors

3rd Prize:

  • in cash
  • $20 in coupons
  • 2000 PCBWay Beans
  • Certificate of Awards & Honors

The Most Popular Designs

1st Prize:

  • $1000 in cash
  • $100 in coupons
  • 10000 PCBWay Beans
  • Certificate of Awards & Honors

2nd Prize:

  • $500 in cash
  • $50 in coupons
  • 5000 PCBWay Beans
  • Certificate of Awards & Honors

3rd Prize:

  • $200 in cash
  • $20 in coupons
  • 2000 PCBWay Beans
  • Certificate of Awards & Honors

Special Prize for Assistive Technology (AT) 

AT Maker Prize

  • $1000 in cash + $100 in coupons+ 10000 PCBWay Beans+ Certificate of Awards & Honors
  1. More Professional Judges

We have invited Mitch Altman, Bill Binko, Carlos Navas, etc as judges of this contest. And there are detailed introductions to them on the event page.

  1. Easier to join in and fairer evaluation criteria

There is no limit to the PCB design’s size, layers, theme, or even the quantity of entries.

Add Keywords: PCB Design Contest, SpainLabs, Yoreparo, ATMakers

Upload deadline: December 12, 2018.
No copy or your designs will be suspended on the contest.

-For “The Best Designs” Awards, winners will be decided by four electronics engineers from SpainLabs, ATMakers, Cornfield Electronics, and PCBWay.
-For “The Most Popular Designs” Awards, winners will be chosen according to the number of  Vote score, Likes, Shares, Gerber Download Orders. There’s a formula that includes every factor on a weighted calculation of the result.
-For “AT Maker Prize” Award, one winner will be chosen by Bill Binko, founder of ATMakers. His judging would not only be on PCB design but how useful the design would be to the AT community.

How to start a project?

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  • Share your project by click “Share & Sell” button.

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  • Describe your PCB project.

(Choose “Submit subject to 2nd PCB Design Contest” /span> Add Keywords: PCB Design Contest, SpainLabs , Yoreparo , ATMakers )

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HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT

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Results of our 2nd PCB DESIGN CONTEST

Dear All PCBWayers,

After six months’ collection, we received more than 220 entries, which is almost 4 times the number of last year’s entries. Thank you very much for your participation and we are truly honored to have your awesome projects in the contest.

The Best Designs

1st Prize: Hedgehog Educational Robotics Controller

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Award:  $1000 in cash + $100 in coupons+ 10000 PCBWay Beans+ Certificate of Awards & Honors

2nd Prize: OSHW 150KW VESC motor controller

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Award:  $500 in cash + $50 in coupons+ 5000 PCBWay Beans+ Certificate of Awards & Honors

3rd Prize: Kubik M0 Spider Robot

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Award:  $200 in cash + $20 in coupons+ 2000 PCBWay Beans+ Certificate of Awards & Honors

The Most Popular Designs

1st Prize: Pi1541 IO Adapter, Rev.4

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Award:  $1000 in cash + $100 in coupons+ 10000 PCBWay Beans+ Certificate of Awards & Honors

2nd Prize: NodeMCU DHT/Sensor/LED Controller Breakout Board-v.1.1

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Award:  $500 in cash + $50 in coupons+ 5000 PCBWay Beans+ Certificate of Awards & Honors

3rd Prize: Z80-MBC2: 4ICs homemade Z80 computer  and 4X40 Watts 4 Channel Audio Amplifier Board DIY TDA7388/CD7388 IC

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Award:  $200 in cash + $20 in coupons+ 2000 PCBWay Beans+ Certificate of Awards & Honors

AT Maker PrizeSpecial Prize for Assistive Technology

Winner: NeuroLab – Open Source Brain Wave Analyzing Tool

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Award:  $1000 in cash + $100 in coupons+ 10000 PCBWay Beans+ Certificate of Awards & Honors

7 Tips On How To Make Your PCB Entries Stand Out From PCBWay 2nd PCB Design Contest

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1. Choose the appropriate color of the solder mask and silkscreen for your PCB project.

2. In addition to the PCB images generated by our website, you can upload more photos of the project.

3. The more detailed project’s description is, the better judges and other makers understand it. FYI, it is a good idea to insert a video, currently, our platform supports “YouTube” and “Vimeo”.

4. Open for Gerber download and BOM download.

5. Frequently share your entries to your social media and some open source forums, allowing more people to vote your entry, like it, download the Gerber file and also place orders for your work.

6. After uploading your entry, please constantly pay attention to its page. There will be other makers asking questions about your PCB project, and timely responses and multiple interactions will be additional points.

7. We also encourage you to upload more entries about Assistive Technology (AT) by supporting a special award, “AT Maker Prize”. Hope that more makers could contribute to the promotion of Assistive Technology.

About The Author

Ibrar Ayyub

I am an experienced technical writer with a Master's degree in computer science from BZU Multan University. I have written for various industries, mainly home automation and engineering. My writing style is clear and simple, and I am skilled in using infographics and diagrams. I am a great researcher and am able to present information in a well-organized and logical manner.

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